SBIR/STTR Research Award
ROBOTIC DECK SCRUBBER
Award amount
$479,027Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- EQUAL ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE I PROPOSAL IS TO IDENTIFY SYSTEM PARAMETERS AND UTILIZE THIS INFORMATION TO PERFORM PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A ROBOTIC DECK SCRUBBER WITH DISTRIBUTED (MULTIPROCESSOR) INTELLIGENCE. SELECTION OF VARIOUS OPTIONS FOR SENSORY, POWER, LOCOMOTION, AND CLEANING SYSTEMS WILL BE MADE TO ALLOW RELIABLE OPERATION WITHIN THE CARRIER HANGER DECK ENVIRONMENT. THE OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CAPABILITY REQUIRED IN SUCH A ROBOT WILL BE DEMONSTRATED. BASED UPON THE THOROUGH DESIGN STUDIES OF PHASE I, FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKABLE ROBOTIC DECK SCRUBBER WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN PHASE II.
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